After listening to shape of you and rockabye on repeat over and over….. I finally got fed up and I am now ready to move on to new songs on my playlist. I initially thought will round up to 5 tracks, but couldn’t choose. Keep reading to find the best 6 on my my current playlist.

Just cannot get enough of this beat. Absolutely in Love with the composition of Attention by Charlie Puth.

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On Day 2, after the amazing river rafting experience, even though we were knackered we were on a tight schedule. Our story was “so much to experience with so less time”.The next destination to witness was Haridwar Ganga Aarti.

The drive to Haridwar Ganga ghat took us 1.5 hours from Dehradun. Once we reached, we had to walk on the banks of the ganga river leading towards the Har ki Pauri Ghat, where the aarti takes place.The aarti is performed every day during sunrise and sunset.

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Day 2

On 19th March, We woke up around 8’o clock, packed all our stuff, ready to leave the campsite and go to our first adventure activity – RIVER RAFTING.

We chose Outbound adventures who offer 9km,16km and 24km river rafting packages. As many of us had done river rafting before, we were very ambitious and opted for 24km stretch. This stretch starts from Marine Drive and ends at NIM Beach. The drive from campsite to Marine Drive took almost an hour. Once we reached there, we were given helmets and life jackets and taken to the shore.

We were briefed on all the safety aspects and rules to follow. We were divided into 2 rafts with one experienced leader in each raft giving instructions. We also had 2 instructors on Kayak who were rafting alongside us to help anyone who fell off the raft.

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I know its been long since I posted, but these last few weeks I have been traveling on weekends and tired on weekdays. Finally after all the laziness has weared off, today I present to you the first post of the series : Rishikesh Calling.

DAY 1

After rigorous planning, shopping and packing, finally the day arrived when all 11 of us headed for an adventure vacation. On 18th March, we had an early flight out of Bangalore. The flight to Dehradun was via Delhi. We reached Dehradun around 12 PM.

Our trek with India Hikes was planned for 21st March. As we had a whole weekend before that, we decided to make the most of it and planned for a mini adventure in Rishikesh along with some spiritual experiences as well.

We signed up with Outbound Adventure for River Rafting expedition with 1 night River side camp stay. Once we reached Dehradun, they arranged the transport from airport to their Campsite. A Tempo Traveller will cost you 3000 INR. It took us almost an hour to reach the campsite.

Once we reached there, the manager showed us around. This place was absolutely beautiful with a river flowing on one side and around 15 to 18 tents on the other side and a huge circular tent where food and snacks were served which also turned out to be the only place where you had access to plug point.The weather was super hot which made us wonder how are we going to get through the night in tents without power. Keep reading to find out.

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A few months back, during a very busy work day a news came floating by that some of my office colleagues were planning to go high altitude trekking. I searched for the destination – Kedarkantha (yes, Its not Kedarnath, but Kedarkantha) they had in mind on the internet and WOAH! I was blown away by the beautiful pictures I saw. That’s when me and some of my friends decided to enroll.

As we had never been on a trekking expedition this was a uncharted territory for us. We needed to do lots of research and plan. For the next few weeks we read through several blogs, articles, ogled at beautiful pictures, started day dreaming, created whatsapp groups, discussed and planned in full swing.

We had heard so many good reviews about India Hikes through our friends for trekking expeditions. So in the end we were 11 of us registered for the Kedarkantha trek batch of 21st March with India Hikes.

Initially it was just a 6 day trekking trip. But when we realized we will be going so close to adventure hub of the country, we also planned to cover Rishikesh and Haridwar which was nearby to Dehradun. After several meetups and conference calls with the group, we finalized the itinerary.

So our final itinerary boiled down to

For the next few days, in the upcoming posts I will be sharing with you all the details of our trip with some amazing clicks as well. Until then have a great week and keep hydrated.

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This one is a late post.Belated Happy women’s day to all the ladies. Celebrating the day’s spirit, me and my female colleagues wore saree to work and clicked tons of pictures and made some hilarious Boomerang videos. I love the Boomerang app.

Today I give you 7 movies which revolve around female main characters you need to watch, and if you have already done, then watch it all over again.These movies not just entertain you but makes you think, sometimes change us or build up our confidence .

1.Chak De India

The film is based on Indian women`s hockey team which has been discouraged and ignored by everyone. Team`s coach Kabir Khan finds himself in charge of a group of 16 young women from various sections of India, who are divided by their own competitive natures and individual prejudices. Will they overcome their differences and work together?

2.Mad Max : Fury Road

“Out here, everything hurts. You wanna get through this? Do as I say. Now pick up what you can and run.”

One of the best dialogues by Charlize Theron as Furiosa who is a total badass, along with 5 other women have potrayed thier roles so amazingly, I was in awe. This movie which captures women caring for each other, lifting each other and fighting hard for what is right along with the help of Max (Tom Hardy) is a must watch. Continue reading “7 Movies you need to watch!”→

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Do you remember when you first started walking? I don’t, but I can imagine the happiness on my parent’s face when they saw my first steps. Even today I can feel the happiness in their voice for my smallest achievements be it in professional or personal life.

In our busy lives, we often forget what matters in our life – especially our parents. I call my mom every day and share lot of things with her, but I miss my school days where we (me and my sister) used to rush back home from school and share with her every detail of our day while we lazed on the dining table. We used to almost fight for whose turn it was to talk first. And the whole charade repeating during dinner with the whole family. I now wonder whether they used to get bored of our stories. lol…

Yes, sometimes when mom nags you about your habits over the phone, we do get irritated and cut the call. But when you miss them, you start to miss that and you realize their love in that. They do so, for you own good and one day we all realize it.

I still remember when I met with an accident riding the 2-wheeler, I expected my dad to yell at me over my carelessness. But then they surprise you. They teach you that, things do happen and you shouldn’t give up. Go out and try again. And they keep reminding you, that they are always there for you, no matter what.

Over time we forget all the sacrifices our parent’s have done in bringing us up. Right from their sleep when we were infants (and we were bawling all the time), to their dreams so that we can achieve ours. No matter what happens, never let your parents down.

Call your parents or your closed ones frequently and remind them that you love them. It’s never late to let your closed ones know how much you appreciate, what they are doing for you.

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Being a candle lover, I have seen so many of these DIY candle pictures on Pinterest, i thought i will craft one. It is so much fun to do this. It is also kind of a patience building exercise (when you need to wait for the wax to dry up).If you love candles, this one definitely needs to be tried.So play on some Lush life by Zara larson and get started.